Li Chengfeng originally planned to take a break after ending his life at Manchester City, but Leeds United manager Jokanovic resigned, and Li Chengfeng had no choice but to take over Leeds United immediately.

The reason for Jokanovic's resignation is simple, he wants more power, especially the power to transfer, which Li Chengfeng cannot give him, so the character coach chose to leave. However, his departure is not all bad, in the fight for some players, Li Chengfeng does not coach, but there is a big difference.

Of course, Leeds United have not yet announced the appointment of Li Chengfeng, and he will need to make several important transfers in this time frame to avoid price increases from others. You must know that due to the success of his transfer operations in recent years, several giants have stared at his target. Leeds United don't have the money to spend money on a buy-out.

After all, Leeds United can use more than 50 million pounds of transfer funds this season. Now it is no more than when the new broadcast agreement came into effect, it was more than 60 million pounds a year, plus other income and bonuses, it was 100 million pounds a year. Of course, at this time, the salaries of the players were not as high as they were later, just like the youth players of Leeds United, who were paid an annual salary of 600,000 pounds when they renewed their contracts. All that comes down to an estimated £30 million wage budget for a team, that's about the same.

Well, there is also £24 million owed to the previous owners of Leeds United, but Li Chengfeng is not prepared to pay it all at once. The first year is crucial, Li Chengfeng needs to keep as much budget as possible, and the money will be paid back slowly.

With a transfer budget of more than 50 million pounds, so many positions need to be strengthened, there is no need to think about becoming a famous star, and Li Chengfeng can only look like Taobao.

The first target is, of course, to sign the German youngster Kimmich, who was on loan last season with a buyout clause. Although Bayern are also interested in him, after Li Chengfeng talked to him, he was happy to stay. Leeds United spent £8 million on him in total.

After the right wing-back, it is naturally the left wing-back position. Leeds United have spent a further £6million to snap up Hull's left wing-back Andrew Robertson. Hull City were relegated last season, and many players chose to leave, allowing Li Chengfeng to take advantage of it.

There is also Grimaldo, a youngster who came through the Barcelona academy, on whom Leeds United spent 1.5 million euros. However, he is not yet capable of playing at Premier League level and Leeds United have sent him out on loan.

Together with Celta's centre-back Virgil van Dijk, it cost Leeds United £12 million. While Leeds United are not short of centre-backs, the price is cheap if there is a chance to get a future first-choice centre-back. Southampton in the Premier League were also chasing the Dutchman, but Li Chengfeng made a private phone call to convince Van Dijk. In any case, Li Chengfeng, who is full of honors, still has a lot of players who are willing to follow, and Southampton is not a giant. Just like Kieran Trippier, a right-back in Manchester City's second team who is worth £4 million, after Li Chengfeng snatched him from Tottenham, Leeds United's backline was immediately promoted to the top of the Premier League, at least in terms of potential.

Of course, the most important thing is the introduction of wingers, this position is crucial in Li Chengfeng's tactics, and it is also a must-have place for every giant.

German winger Leroy Sane spent 10 million pounds on Leeds United, and he only has more than 600 minutes of Bundesliga experience.

However, if you want to fly on both wings, only one Sane is naturally not enough, and Li Chengfeng also takes a fancy to Hazard, the old department of Manchester City. There are Reus, Neymar, Silva, and the newly introduced England local star Raheem Sterling, and even Di Maria has been sold to Paris, not to mention Hazard. However, Leeds United could not afford his high transfer fee and salary, and he was bought by the Chelsea man, and Li Chengfeng had to consider other options.

As for the middle of the midfield, the first choice is naturally N'Golo Kante, Leeds United spent 8 million pounds on him, although Leicester also wants to get him, but the same relegation team, obviously Li Chengfeng is more attractive.

However, in Coutinho, Li Chengfeng missed. Coutinho has not had a good time under Li Chengfeng, and although there are many titles, there are not many opportunities to play. Now he wants to pursue even higher, and a promoted horse like Leeds United clearly can't satisfy him. So he went to Liverpool with Sturridge, and Li Chengfeng strengthened the midfield and striker selection, and the target needed to be changed.

Thankfully, Leeds managed to snap down Milner. When his contract expired, he wanted to be on a higher pitch, but City's congested midfield did not have his place, and with the arrival of new signings such as Kevin De Bruyne, he completely lost his place. However, the failure of such a versatile frontfield player to secure a new contract still surprised Li Chengfeng, who is rumoured to be Pep Guardiola's suggestion, and he will come to charge Manchester City next season when his contract with Bayern Munich expires. It seems that there is still some possibility, and Milner's technical style does not match Pep Guardiola's pursuit of passing, and it is understandable that he was abandoned.

However, Milner has many suitors, and the strongest ones are the traditional giants Liverpool and Manchester United. However, Leeds United's die-hard Milner did not hesitate to turn down Manchester United, who were Leeds United's biggest rivals.

Some people may not understand the feud between Leeds United and Manchester United, and it is not just a feud with football, but a feud that has been going on in every corner of the city, a feud that has lasted for hundreds of years, and football is just a continuation of this feud. Because of this, Li Chengfeng also lost the opportunity to sign Manchester United veteran Joshua King, and he joined another promoted team, Bournemouth, on a free transfer.

Having said that, just when Liverpool and Milner were about to reach an agreement, Li Chengfeng quietly went to meet Milner and persuaded him to join Leeds. Milner was very surprised by Li Chengfeng to coach Leeds United, but he was still a little hesitant, after all, Liverpool is also a traditional giant, and Leeds United has been down for too long, and he has to think about his future.

"What is Liverpool worth, think about what I did at Sheffield Wednesday a few years ago, are Leeds United afraid that there will be no honour with me?" Li Chengfeng made a killer move, "Come back, Leeds United needs you, they need a captain." ”

Milner was convinced, born in the Leeds United academy, and it was Leeds United's die-hard status that made him choose to return to Leeds United, and even gave up part of his salary to only get a weekly salary of 60,000 pounds. Not only that, but he also helped Li Chengfeng convince Salah.

When Chelsea bought Eden Hazard, winger Mohamed Salah was put on the shelf. It's just that Italy's Roma are also chasing him, and while Salah wants to stay in England, Leeds United's lack of European qualification makes him hesitate. In the end, it was Li Chengfeng who persuaded him, and Milner also played a role in it. In the end, Leeds United spent £4 million on him on loan, and he can be bought out for £12 million at the end of the season, with a contract salary of £60,000 a week, the same as James Milner.

Salah, Sane, plus left winger Nicolas Pepe, who was bought from Ligue 2, and winger Gnabry, who was on loan from Arsenal, have also improved Leeds' wingers.

As for Leeds United's forwards, in fact, the current configuration is already good, last season Leeds United in the Championship forward combination, Wilson scored 20 goals and assisted 7 goals, and also has a foothold in the Premier League. Polish striker Piatek has shown his talent as a penalty killer under the tutelage of Jokanovic. German striker Alli has also been outstanding in his limited appearances. If a strong killer can be brought in in in the new season, Leeds United's forward line can also be ranked in a good position in the Premier League.

However, this candidate is not easy to find, originally Li Chengfeng thought that Sturridge was very sure, but now he can only change the target.

The pursuit of Jamie Vardy has also failed, and although he scored only five goals last season and is not worth much, Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri values Vardy and is reluctant to let him go for a few million pounds.

Li Chengfeng checked the top scorers in the top five leagues in recent years in the real world, and locked several targets, one is the striker Arnautovic of Stoke City in the Premier League, with an estimated transfer fee of about 7 million pounds, one is the striker Modeste of Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, with a transfer fee of around 4 million pounds, and the other is the striker Belotti of Palermo in Serie A, with a transfer fee of 7 million pounds.

Among these people, the cheapest is Modeste, the most talented is Belotti, that is, the strongest is Arnautovic, but Arnautovic has never been a prolific goalscorer, his strength is in the tactical fulcrum function.

In the end, Li Chengfeng spent money to sign Belotti. Torino's €8 million pales in front of Leeds United's £8 million, which is still strong at this time. He still has money left to buy Hoffenheim's Modeste, and the configuration of five strikers is also suitable.

Some are out of budget, but they are also planned, and Leeds have been promoted successfully, so naturally some players need to leave.

Like Tom Reese, Lee Pelletier, Billy Sharp, Liam Cooper, and Horta who couldn't meet Li Chengfeng's requirements, Li Chengfeng sent them away at a low price, and everyone got together and dispersed.

Sam Bayram, who asked for a high-priced contract at the time of contract extension, was also sent to West Ham United for £4 million, so Li Chengfeng will not break the team's salary structure because of an ordinary player, even if he is the team's academy graduate, and there is only one year left on his contract.

As for the transfer fee received, Leeds United turned around and bought Crystal Palace's young full-back Bissaka. At this time, Pisaka had no hope of making a name for themselves at Crystal Palace, and Crystal Palace was not a club that liked to use young people.

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